• The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.3-23
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• 2021

Telemedicine is a field of medicine in which medicine doctors who are in remote distance can treat the patients using audio, video devices which can help the diagnosis. In medicine, even the face-to-face diagnosis and treatment is the traditional way, the telemedicine could provide the convenient way for the patients in long distance, disabled or anyone who want to be stay ones' home. But telemedicine has the task to maintain the quality of medical cares compare with the traditional medicine. Among the several types of telemedicine, the specific type telemedicine in which the medicine doctors examine, diagnosis and do the prescription to the remotely distanced patients could be defined tele-prescription. Under The Medical Service act, it is unclear that teleprescription could be allowed. The Medical Service Act has introduced the specific clause for the prescription. That clause includes the duty of patients who have to receive the prescriptions directly from medical doctors. Under this clause, the constitutional court had decided the tele-prescription was illegal, but the supreme court has been decided tele-prescription could be legalized under the certain circumstances. But the other supreme court decided the tele-prescription was illegal under the article 34 of presenting Medical Service Act. So to understand the interpretations of Supreme court and Constitutional court decisions for the cases of prescription via telephone, we need to understand the history and presented reasons for the revision of prescription clause and also need to understand the other related clauses in the same act. In conclusion, To consider the values of telemedicine should be the level with the ordinary treatments, It is reasonable to interpret that the presenting Medical Service Act only legalize the telemedicine between doctor to doctor and which is regulated by the telemedicine clause.

• The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.57-90
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• 2021

Telehealth has been a hotly debated health policy issue in South Korea, mostly because the medical community - especially primary care practitioners - have strongly opposed it. As a result, telehealth has remained forbidden under law. However, the temporary permission of telehealth in Korea, as well as its exploding use in other countries, all in response to COVID-19, is re-igniting the discussion on telehealth in Korea. This article explores general legal issues that may arise if and when telehealth is fully implemented in Korea. The article's analysis shows that legislative changes are necessary to allow reimbursement of telehealth as well as remote purchase of medicine. The article also advocates introducing new evidentiary rules to curtail covert recording of telehealth sessions. On the other hand, additional legislation is probably not necessary to address the medical liability of physicians practicing telehealth or to adress much-discussed privacy issues. The existing laws in those domains are already robust enough to operate without much difficulty in the context of telehealth too.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.325-338
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• 2015

Telemedicine, which gives or receives medical information via ICT (information and communication technology), is regarded as innovation in a medical field and its application is various according to offline conditions. For example, the utilization of telemedicine in Korea is unfair because of the administrative discretion, which is the basic unit of telemedicine for its practical operation, in spite of the same diagnostic area. With this mind, this study investigates the cause of regional differences of telemedicine through a case of Kangwon province. Furthermore, the crucial matter is that regional differences of telemedicine are associated with digital divide; therefore, this research considers digital divide triggered by telemedicine. The core results are as follows. First, there are little measures such as increase of the staff, economic compensation for public officials, education of telemedicine facilities; accordingly, only regions, where can accept these insufficient conditions, manage the telemedicine system. Second, the interesting of a mayor or a governor and a head of a health center as a highest decision maker has something to do with different utilization of telemedicine. Third, public health doctors play a role as practical operators in telemedicine, but their stance is skeptic about telemedicine somewhat because of the relationship with the medical association opposing the implementation of telemedicine, unimproved regional health care condition, etc. Forth, it seems that the digital divide caused by the regional differences of the present telemedicine utilization does not led to tangible results and is not turned to another disparity so far, the proper measures are required considering that various health care services based on telemedicine will be extended.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.143-144
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• 2014

2014년 2월 정보통신 진흥 및 융합 활성화 등에 관한 특별법(ICT 특별법)이 시행되었고, 2014년 6월 의료법개정에 따른 원격의료서비스 시범사업이 가능해졌다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 병원을 방문하여 진료 후에 약 처방을 받던 일반적인 내시경 의료서비스와 병원 방문 없이 전화를 이용한 진료 및 처방과 함께 약을 배송해 주는 원격의료서비스를 의료서비스 제공자들을 대상으로 FGI(Focus Group Interview)를 통하여 비교하였다. 본 연구는 향후 보다 나은 내시경환자를 위한 원격의료서비스 설계를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 기대한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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• 1999.12a
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• pp.453-461
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• 1999

최근 인터넷의 보급 및 확대가 의료 환경에 중요한 변화를 가져오고 있다 인터넷이 단순히 전세계의 정보를 얻는 단계에서 벗어나 의료의 중요한 부분이라고 할 수 있는 환자의 진단과 처방을 실시할 수 있는 원격진료 시스템까지 확대되어 이용되어지고 있다. 원격 진료 시스템이란 최근 부각되고 있는 멀티미디어 시스템인 오디오, 비디오 및 문자정보를 통신을 통하여 의료의 제공, 진단, 자문, 치료, 의료의 정보전달 등을 하는 행위이다. 원격진료 시스템은 화상진료, 전자의무기록, 특정인 호출 시스템으로 구성되어 있다.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.12 no.9
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• pp.124-132
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• 1995

의료분야에서의 통신망 이용은 의료분야 전산화의 진전과 함께 계속 증가하고 있으며, 이의 일환으로 외국에서는 의료용 화상정보 표현, 전송 및 검색을 위한 표준 프로토콜인 DICOM을 이용한 PACS를 개발, 시험 또는 상용화 하고 있는 상황이다. 한편 국내에서는 이러한 PACS 시스템의 도입이 미미한 실정으로, 삼성의료원을 비롯한 몇몇 대형 의료기관에서 PACS의 일부를 도입, 운영하고 있으며, 보험청구 및 환자정보 관리를 중심으로 한 의료분야 전산화가 꾸준히 이루어지면서 많은 병원에서도 PACS 시스템의 도입 및 원격 진료 서비스 제공에 많은 관심을 가지고 있는 상황이다. 또한 이러한 의료용 화상정보 뿐만 아니라 일반적인 문자기반 의료정보의 표현, 전송 및 검색을 위한 표준 프로토콜인 HL7(health level 7)을 이용하여 의료보험 등과 같이 직접적인 의료행위 이외의 기타 부가정보를 의료기관 사이 또는 의료기관과 비의료기관 사이에서 공유하고 있다. 이러한 의료분야에서의 통신망 이용기술과 함께, 현재 고속 통신망에서 많이 개발되어지고 있는 화상회의 시스템의 발전에 기인하여 원격 진료 서비스에 관한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있는데, 이는 원거리에 위치한 의료기관간에 표준 프로토콜을 이용한 의료용 화상 또는 문자정보 공유가 가능해지고, 고속 통신망을 이용한 화상회의 및 긴급성을 가진 대용량 화상정보의 실시간 전송이 가능한 점에 기인한다. 본 고에서는 이러한 원격 진료 시스템의 발전 배경 및 전반적 시스템의 구조와 특성을 고찰하고, 국내외의 원격 진료 시스템 활용 현황에 관하여 기술한다.

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.68-68
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• 2004

우리나라에서는 이미 1980년대부터 원격진료가 시도된 바 있으나, 큰 실효를 거두지는 못하였다. 하지만 1990년대 이후 인터넷 도입과 의료계의 정보화 관심이 날로 증대되면서 의료 환경은 빠르게 변하고 있다. 원격진료는 크게 인터넷을 통한 건강 상담, 정보통신 기기를 이용한 진료, 병원간 협진으로 나눠볼 수 있는데, 본 연구에서는 '병원간 협진'을 중심으로 하고 있다. (중략)

• The Journal of Korean society of community based occupational therapy
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.23-30
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• 2015

Objective : The aim of this study is to analyze the telemedicine in Japan and discuss the role of the community-based occupational therapy. Methods : This study was collected and analyzed data on telemedicine status in Japan. It examined the definition and forms of telemedicine and analyzed for the appearance to the background telemedicine in Japan. Thus, we discussed the role of the community-based occupational therapy. Results : Due to increased medical costs, low fertility rate and aging in Japan, it had provided the telemedicine as a more efficient form of health care services. Also, telemedicine emerged due to the lack of doctors, development of medical technology, and regional deviation between rural and urban area. In the case of Korea, similar to Japan, therefore, there is a demand for the telemedicine. Conclusion : With regard to telemedicine, occupational therapy in community-based rehabilitation is expected to be able to treat for patients as health care professionals. Therefore the reform of the educational system is needed for this.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.53-61
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• 2003

This system Will allow primary and secondary treatment institutions poorly equipped with medical equipment to use Internet and book their patients' medical checkups with tertiary hospitals equipped with remote medical information system. This research aims to make theoretical studies on the remote medical service information sharing system and discuss its utility and factors to be considered for spreading the system. To efficiently push ahead with the remote medical service information sharing system, we need to be open-minded in sharing medical service information, establish comprehensive pursuit system, introduce incentive aimed at activating the information system, have close coordination with the central government, flexibly respond to changing technologies, and offer publicity and education.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2019.11a
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• pp.209-210
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• 2019

This paper deals in the wireless communication module for a realization of maritime telemedicine system. In order to provide a maritime telemedicine service, we realized a digital electronic circuit for a visual communication and remote control system. In this work, we report the digital circuit structure, and communication method, etc.